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LISTEN TO ANDY SHAUF PERFORM ON CBC q HERE
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES BEGIN FEBRUARY 7
"The Neon Skyline is a crystallization of everything Shauf has been working meticulously to perfect throughout his rise to international acclaim — his characterization, world-building and ear for arrangements. Shauf's ability to imbue his characters with plenty of nuance, quirk, charm and flaw in brisk scenes is impressive enough, but his need to craft full worlds around them put him head and shoulders above his peers." - Exclaim!
"The Neon Skyline is wistful, but also sweet, philosophical, self-deprecating and very relatable." - NOW Toronto (NNNNN)
“Not many songwriters can get away with piling on the dialogue and forgoing choruses almost entirely, but Shauf draws you in with all those canny musical flourishes and maintains a hypnotic presence...The closer you pay attention to the breezy facade, the deeper you’re drawn into his vignette.” - Stereogum, Album of the Week
Photo Credit: Colin Medley // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES
Andy Shauf’s new album The Neon Skyline is out now on Arts & Crafts. The interconnected songs were all written, performed, arranged and produced by Shauf, and follow a simple plot: the narrator goes to his neighborhood dive, finds out his ex is back in town, and she eventually shows up. It’s densely layered with an abundance of charming moments. His characters are all sympathetic here, people who share countless inside jokes, shots, and life-or-death musings when the night gets hazy.
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Shauf recently released a new video for “Neon Skyline”, which was directed by Colin Medley and features Shauf in his studio in Toronto. “Over the course of the last few years I'd come by and take photos and listen to whatever new songs he'd been working on,” says Medley. “Sometimes we'd go to the Skyline, but quite often we'd never leave the studio, staying up all night turning each other on to different songs. At some point Andy put up a dartboard. I guess I just tried to capture those nights and pay tribute to Parkdale, the neighbourhood where we both live.”
LISTEN TO ANDY SHAUF PERFORM ON CBC q HERE
BUY / STREAM THE NEON SKYLINE HERE
MORE PRAISE FOR THE NEON SKYLINE
"...the intimate and compelling Neon Skyline (set in a real-life Toronto watering hole) unfurls gracefully and gradually, chronicling a night of boozy camaraderie, nostalgic yearning and romantic revelation that will be familiar to anyone who’s ever had to confront love vs. loneliness at last call. Fashioned from the multi-talented multi-instrumentalist’s bittersweet melodies, lazily drawled vocals and powerful mellow brand of orch-tinged folk-pop, this modest masterwork might be the most Canadian concept album ever." - Tinnitist
"The entirety of Neon Skyline is so emotionally direct and engaging that the spoils are best left to discover on your own. There is no doubt that Shauf has honed his talents over the years and now they are razor sharp, witty and winning and the album is a perfect example of an artist come into their own." - Northern Transmissions
“Throughout the record, Shauf’s warm melodies and dry humour make the atmosphere inside ‘The Neon Skyline’ feel tangible” - Loud & Quiet“Shauf’s wryly charming songs for the hapless and hungover make virtuosity seem effortless” - Record Collector
“A remarkably evolved variety of break-up album, one whose match of melodicism and bruised romanticism makes it somehow suggestive of Lou Reed’s ‘Berlin’ as re-written by Paul Simon.” – Uncut
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ANDY SHAUF TOUR DATES
Feb. 7 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups *
Feb. 8 - Lexington, KY @ The Burl *
Feb. 9 - Knoxville, TN @ Barley’s Taproom *
Feb. 11 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In *
Feb. 13 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall *
Feb. 14 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk *
Feb. 15 - Dallas, TX @ Deep Ellum Art Co. *
Feb. 18 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
Feb. 20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theater *
Feb. 21 - San Francisco, CA @ August Hall *
Feb. 22 - Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s *
Feb. 24 - Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall *
Feb. 25 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos *
Feb. 26 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom *
Feb. 28 - Calgary, AB @ Bella Concert Hall *
Feb. 29 - Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room *
March 2 - Saskatoon, SK @ Broadway Theatre *
March 3 - Regina, SK @ The Exchange *
March 4 - Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre *
March 5 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Hall *
March 6 - Milwaukee, WI @ Colectivo *
March 7 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall *
March 13 - Lyon, FR @ Epicerie Moderne
March 14 - Bordeaux, FR @ Krakatoa
March 17 - Birmingham, UK @ Hare and Hounds
March 18 - Glasgow, UK @ Mono
March 19 - Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
March 20 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
March 21 - Bristol, UK @ Fiddlers
March 22 - Brighton, UK @ Chalk
March 25 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique Orangerie
March 26 - Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg
March 27 - Rotterdam, NL @ Rotown
March 28 - Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
March 30 - Hamburg, DE @ Elbphilharmonie
March 31 - Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
April 1 - Stockholm, SE @ Nalen Klubb
April 2 - Oslo, NO @ Ingensteds
April 4 - Berlin, DE @ Silent Green
April 5 - Cologne, DE @ Luxor
April 6 - Rouen, FR @ Le 106
April 7 - Paris, FR @ Trianon
April 8 - London, UK @ Shepherds Bush Empire
April 23 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall ^
April 24 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall ^ - SOLD OUT
April 25 - Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre ^
April 26 - Sheffield, MA @ Race Brook Lodge ^
April 28 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club ^
April 30 - Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw ^
May 1 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ^
May 2 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat ^
May 4 - Charlottesville, NC @ The Southern ^
May 5 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle ^
May 6 - Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle ^
May 8 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West ^
May 9 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks ^
May 10 - Birmingham, AL @ Saturn ^
May 12 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi ^
May 13 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Andy Warhol Museum ^
May 15 - Asbury Park, NJ @ House of Independents ^
May 16 - Woodstock, NY @ Colony Cafe ^
*= w/ Molly Sarlé
^ = w/ Faye Webster